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Posts Tagged ‘Sam-Thompson’


This Week Last Year: Heart Attacks and the 4th of July

By on Sunday, July 6th, 2008 | No Comments

This week last year dealt mostly with current news with a the odd random article thrown in. Scott started off a discussion on technology and fitness by discussing the sustainable gym. They seem to be getting more popular as time goes on. I created a 4th of July race recap to celebrate the 4561+ people [...]

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This Week Last Year: Marathon after Marathon, Websites, and Boston

By on Sunday, September 2nd, 2007 | No Comments

This week last year I had marathons on my mind. I wrote a lengthy article that explains why 50 Marathons in 50 Days is impressive. The sport can not really afford to be insular, and people like Dean Karnazes and Sam Thompson can much more easily relate to the “average” runner than somebody like Scott [...]

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Do we get a fair depiction of Dean Karnazes, or is he overrated?

By on Monday, August 6th, 2007 | 8 Comments

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about training and media influences throughout the month of August. I would like to start the discussion about how much the media colors our perceptions of athletes, specifically referencing Dean Karnazes. Dean Karnazes is almost a household name. He [...]

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This Week Last Year: The Fourth, 50in50in50, and Beach Runs

By on Saturday, July 7th, 2007 | No Comments

This week last year was chock full of races in Maine. It was this year as well. Most of the news had to do with running in some shape or another. I spoke about how one of the best things about the Fourth of July are all of the Fourth of July races you can [...]

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Run to Win in 2006

By on Thursday, December 21st, 2006 | 15 Comments

2006 has been a really busy year here at Run to Win. The website has really grown. I have written a total of about 750 articles so far, with around 900 comments and trackbacks on those articles. I have been taking a look at some of the most popular content over the past year, and [...]

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Why 50 Marathons in 50 days is impressive

By on Monday, August 28th, 2006 | 3 Comments

I have written previously about how Dean Karnazes and Sam Thompson were running 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days. By the way, Sam finished his marathons on the 22nd of August. Today, I am going to use those 50 marathon events as examples of why doing something like that is impressive. The reason [...]

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Another 50 Marathons 50 States 50 Days has already started!

By on Friday, July 7th, 2006 | 3 Comments

Apparently, Dean Karnazes was not the first to think of running an “Endurance 50″ style event. Sam Thompson has already begun to run 50 Marathons in 50 States in 50 Days. He began on July 1st in Colorado, and will finish on August 19th in Mississippi. Dean Karnazes begins his promotion on September 17th. The [...]

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